In the periphery of So Paulo the very low middle-class dysfunctional and hypocrite family of Teodoro Cludia and the teenager Soninha have deep secrets. The religious Teodoro is indeed a hit-man hired to kill people in the neighborhood with his friend Waldomiro. He has a lover the very devout...

The Good Thief: Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera, aging gambler Bob Montagnet is about to gamble it all on the casino heist of a lifetime; a spectatcular sleight of hand--two heists, one real, one not, but which is which? Under the watchful eye of Roger, a policeman who would...

Boca do Lixo: Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo (a region in downtown São Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found). Hiroito was a well born bohemian and at the age of 21...

Raquel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in São Paulo to become a call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a...

Broder: Macu, Jaiminho and Pibe are childhood friends from Capao Redondo, a community in the outskirts of Sao Paulo. They reunite years later just to find out that Macu still lives in the community and is involved with drug lords and criminals, Jaiminho became a soccer idol in Europe and awaits...

In the slum of Capão Redondo in São Paulo, the twenty-third anniversary of Marco Aurélio a.k.a. Macu will be celebrated with a "feijoada" (a typical Brazilian dish of black beans and pork) and beers promoted by his mother Dona Sônia and their closest friends. Among the guests are...

Forbidden to Forbid: The story of three friends in Rio de Janeiro: Leon (Alexandre Rodrigues), a sociology student; his girlfiend Leticia (Maria Flor), an architecture student; and Paulo (Caio Blat), a medical student and Leon's best friend and roommate. Although Paulo finds himself...